The Scotland international turned pundit originally tipped his former club to finish second behind Manchester City this season.

And seven games into the campaign he is standing by his prediction.

But although he doesn't think Arsenal will have enough to see off City, Nicholas has been impressed by their recent form.

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DROUGHT: Arsenal have not won the Premier League since 2004

Arsenal followed up an impressive 3-0 win over Chelsea with a controversial 1-0 victory at Burnley on Sunday.

That result means Arsene Wenger's side have now won five successive top flight games for the first time since October 2015.

"Arsenal stay second because they have looked good in recent weeks, securing a massive win at home to Chelsea and following that with a narrow victory over Burnley," Nicholas, who spent four years in north London between 1983 and 1987, told Sky Sports.

"Sometimes when you're not playing well, you just need to grind out a result and that's what Arsenal did at Turf Moor.

"You could see the smiles on the Arsenal players' faces at the end because you knew they thought it was a big three points."